Does anyone know how Gypsum is mined? Thxs!!! Hope everyone has a good holiday!!
2007-12-21 08:30:04 · 2 answers · asked by Taylor 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Earth Sciences & Geology
It is mined similar to other minerals. You can do a Google search for "gypsum mining" and get a variety of different mining operations sites.
2007-12-21 08:34:51 · answer #1 · answered by Lady Geologist 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Because gypsum is usually found in large thick layers near the Earth's
surface, it is mined easily, in the same manner as other minerals. Once a large bed of gypsum is
discovered a mining company will establish a mineand begin to extract
the mineral from the ground. It may take years before all of the mineral in the mine is used. Large machines will be used to blast and remove the
gypsum, often times destruction to the environment is nearly
impossible to control. The importance of gypsum has resulted in
a tolerance of this environmental destruction. Once the mining
is no longer economically valuable the site is closed. Then, an
alternate site is selected, and the mining process starts over.
2007-12-21 16:56:39 · answer #2 · answered by mistermystery 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋